Michael Voysey (1920 in Grimsby − 1987 in Colchester) was a playwright and writer for TV programmes.
As a playwright he created My Astonishing Self from the works of George Bernard Shaw. He also wrote The Amorous Goldfish and adapted Marguerite by Armand Salacrou
Works
As a TV writer he has written the following:
- Father Brown (1974) TV Series (adaptation)
- Cheri (1973) (TV)
- Cranford (1972) (TV)
- Wives and Daughters (1971) (mini) TV Series (adaptation)
- Imperial Palace (1969) (TV)
- Middlemarch (1968) (mini) TV Series (adaptation)
- A Place of One's Own, an episode of Mystery and Imagination (1968)
- The White Rabbit (1967) – a TV series adapted by Voysey from the novels by Bruce Marshall
- The Woman in White (1966) TV Series (writer)
- Mr. John Jorrocks (1966) TV Series (writer)
- The Old Wives' Table (1964) (TV)
- Suspense (1962) TV Series (writer)
- Persuasion (1960) (mini) TV Series
- Barnaby Rudge (1960) TV Series (writer)
- Hilda Lessways (1959) (TV) (adaptation)
- The Royalty (1957) TV Series (writer)
- "The Present", an episode of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents (1956)
References
- G.B.S. Lives, Time article published Monday, Jan. 30, 1978. Time.com. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
- "Michael Voysey - playwright". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-12-20. Doollee.com. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
- Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
- "Action TV Online - the White Rabbit episode guide". Archived from the original on 2006-08-18. Retrieved 2006-12-20. Action TV Online. Retrieved 2006-12-20.